TL;DR: There is an ongoing attack against users where servers raise exceptions when a client broadcasts a transaction; in this case the error text is displayed as is in the client GUI. The attacker has spawned lots of servers on different /16 IPv4s to increase his chances of being connected to. The error messages are trying to get the user to download and install malware (disguised as updated versions of electrum).`

apparently previous Electrum versions allow richtext in error messages sent by the server, so the upgrade warning might look legit to people…

Bitcoin is currently trading for $ 9,600. This is a $ 100 jump from yesterday and nearly $ 500 beyond where it was trading at the beginning of the week. Analyst Ken Chigbo says that the currency has incurred spikes – both large and small – over the past five weeks, ultimately rising from about $ 6,400 to its …Google Alert – bitcoin

If y’all check the other sub, the narrative is that this was only the first step. Bitcoin has a difficulty adjustment coming up (~1800 blocks when I checked last night), and that’s when they’re hoping to “strike” and send BTC into a “death spiral.” (Using their language here.) Remember that Ver moved a huge sum of BTC to an exchange recently, but didn’t sell. Seemed puzzling at the time, but I’m wondering if he’s waiting for that difficulty adjustment to try and influence the price. Just a…

Hey guys as I type this I am near suicidal, facing the loss of my home and greatest ever investment, bitcoin back in 2013. I am here as a last ditch effort to get my bitcoins back. Have had luck a bit of luck getting small parcels out of them from time to time over the last 2 years but correspondence with the company has stalled, and my hope of seeing my coins again is fast disappearing. Broken promises and 'we will fix this soon' messages have gone on for 2 years now. How can the Igot.com bitcoin exchange continue to operate in Australia and across the world for that matter? I have hit rock bottom. Please help raise awareness so others don't get hurt. Alex :'(

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